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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humanism changed our perception of war and its focus on heroes and generals to _____________.
(a) Battle strategy.
(b) The common soldier.
(c) Tactical maneuvers.
(d) the meaning of war.

2. How are modern teenagers acquiring an understanding of capitalism?
(a) Through civilization-style strategy games that focus on investment and growth.
(b) Through use of social media with people from other countries.
(c) Through their parent's examples and experiences.
(d) Through the influence of marketing.

3. Where does Harari say new religions will come from?
(a) Third world countries.
(b) Research laboratories.
(c) Government.
(d) Superhumans.

4. The first Cognitive Revolution made Homo sapiens rulers of the planet. What could the Second Cognitive Revolution do?
(a) Make Homo sapiens into Homo deus.
(b) Make Homo deus lords of the galaxy.
(c) Give Homo sapiens the universe.
(d) Make changes to Homo sapiens DNA.

5. Harari states that economic growth could be considered a religion because it provides solutions to which of life's dilemmas?
(a) Ethical.
(b) Social.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Spirutual.

6. What is the new species that will develop when Homo Sapiens is extinct?
(a) Homo Deus.
(b) Homo Erectus.
(c) Superhumans.
(d) Homogeneous.

7. What did scientists discover when they opened the proverbial Sapiens black box?
(a) Evolution influences experiences.
(b) Liberalism is a myth.
(c) There is no soul, no free will, and no self.
(d) Human experiences are random.

8. What device is the U.S. army developing to improve a soldier's decision-making process?
(a) An attention helmet.
(b) Virtual reality goggles.
(c) An immersion chamber.
(d) Implanted computer chips.

9. Evolutionary humanism is based on the theory of which philosopher?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Charles Darwin.

10. Why were animal rights activists concerned about the robo-rat experiments?
(a) They were concerned the rats would be permanently damaged.
(b) They were concerned that the rats were suffering.
(c) They always protest animal experiments.
(d) They believed the experiments were a waste of time.

11. Science undermines liberalism and what other humanist belief?
(a) Animals are sacred.
(b) Individualism.
(c) Life has meaning.
(d) Evolution.

12. What kept people in the Middle Ages from making advances in science?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) Lack of money.
(c) A disorganized society.
(d) Physical labor.

13. According to Harari, what two things are being decoupled?
(a) Intelligence and value.
(b) Intelligence and consciousness.
(c) Free will and determinism.
(d) Free will and consciousness.

14. What experiment do scientists conduct in robo-rat laboratories?
(a) They provide pleasant experiences for the rats.
(b) They control what rats do using implanted electrodes.
(c) They test the rat's stamina.
(d) They train rats to perform mundane tasks.

15. What has replaced deploying large armies in today's military?
(a) Cybersecurity and satellite jamming.
(b) Drones and cyber-worms.
(c) Drones and satellite photos.
(d) Misleading social media information.

Short Answer Questions

1. In medieval Europe, if people wanted the answer to an important question, they would do which of the following?

2. For what purpose is the U.S. military experimenting with implanting computer chips in the brains of soldiers?

3. What animals detect the world around them using ecolocation?

4. What did Daniel Kahneman's cold-water experiment prove?

5. Who famously declared that God is dead?

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